Ungar is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin (Benji) Ungar (1986–), an American Épée fencer *

David Ungar David Michael Ungar, an American computer scientist, co-created the Self programming language with Randall Smith. The SELF development environment's animated user experience was described in the paper ''Animation: From Cartoons to the User Int ...

, an American engineer * Hermann Ungar (1893–1929), a Bohemian writer of German language and an officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia *

Jay Ungar Jay Ungar (born November 14, 1946) is an American folk musician and composer. Life and career Ungar was born in the Bronx, New York City. He frequented Greenwich Village music venues during his formative period in the 1960s. In the late 1960s, ...

(1946–), an American fiddler and composer *

Ruth Ungar Ruth Ungar Merenda was born February 19, 1976, in Mount Kisco, New York. She is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who plays fiddle, ukulele and guitar. She is the daughter of fiddler/composer Jay Ungar and singer Lyn Hardy and a gra ...

(1976–) usually known as Ruthy, American multi-instrumentalist and singer. Member of

The Mammals The Mammals are a contemporary folk rock band based in the Hudson Valley area of New York, in the United States. The band tours internationally and consists of founding members and principal songwriters Mike Merenda (guitar, banjo) and Ruth Un ...

and daughter of

Sanford J. Ungar Sanford J. "Sandy" Ungar (born 1945) is an American journalist, author, and the inaugural director of the Free Speech Project at Georgetown University. He was the tenth president of Goucher College and the 24th director of Voice of America. Ear ...

(1945–), an American journalist and former president of

Goucher College Goucher College ( ') is a private liberal arts college in Towson, Maryland. It was chartered in 1885 by a conference in Baltimore led by namesake John F. Goucher and local leaders of the Methodist Episcopal Church.https://archive.org/details/h ...

Shmuel Dovid Ungar Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Ungar (23 November 1885 – 9 February 1945), also known as Rabbi Samuel David Ungar, was the rabbi of the Hungarian city of Nyitra (now Nitra, Slovakia) and dean of the last surviving yeshiva in occupied Europe during Worl ...

(1886–1945), Rav of Nitra, Slovakia * Shmueli Ungar, American singer * Simon Ungar (1864–1942), rabbi of the Osijek Jewish Community *

Stu Ungar Stuart Errol Ungar (September 8, 1953 – November 22, 1998) was an American professional poker, blackjack, and gin rummy player, widely regarded to have been the greatest gin player of all time and one of the best Texas hold 'em players. He ...

(1953–1998), a professional poker and gin rummy player * William Ungar (1913–2013), founder of the

National Envelope Corporation National Envelope Corporation was an American manufacturer of envelopes. National Envelope was founded in 1952 in New York, New York as the New York Envelope Company by William Ungar, who served as its chairman, president and chief executive off ...

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